I Got a Gallery in the Wild - Chapter 671

The Martial Arts Tournament whose name was changed after I begged the Heavenly Demon, the Heavenly God Martial Festival.

Once the schedule for the Heavenly God Martial Festival was finalized, the outside world became busy.

Normally, the outside would be in an uproar over things happening in the Forest of Four Seasons, so it felt novel to see them buzzing over a different factor.

It meant I had worked hard at trolling so far, and there was a high possibility that things like this would happen often in the future.

Then what should I do? For now, my plan to explore various parts of the forest remains the same.

Not only had I gathered all sorts of information through Lucas, but I had also obtained the most important coordinate tracker.

Navigating with this coordinate tracker while roaming around the forest would be of great help to my future schedule.

"Lucas-ssi. What is this?"

[This? It’s a portable furnace. It’s very useful for melting iron as long as you have mana.]

"Can I take one?"

[Do as you please.]

Moreover, I had even obtained a portable furnace that Lucas had personally ’relocated’ for me.

Although he replied in a somewhat blunt tone, it wasn’t a rejection, so I brought it myself.

If he protested, I could just make an excuse that I didn’t steal it, but rather ’relocated’ it.

[We define that as stealing.]

"As the Chief God, I might need to redefine stealing."

[You really live an easygoing life. It surprises me every time I see it.]

"That’s just how I am."

I lightly brushed off Cain’s scolding and looked ahead.

On the way back home, only the clear, clean sky filled my vision.

Normally, I would have only seen the dense forest on the ground, but currently, I was riding in a helicopter.

Lucas had even gifted it to me, saying he had separated the AI so I could use it as I pleased. Thanks to that, it didn’t take long to return home.

"Shall I go now?"

"Gas~ Gas~ Gas~"

Plus Maengkkongi’s exciting song.

It was a song you shouldn’t listen to while driving, but having heard it so much, I was numb to it.

Lackey was also concentrating on driving, so he probably couldn’t hear the lyrics well anyway.

And so, in less than a day, we returned to our beloved, missed home.

"We can land over there."

Conveniently, there was a space to land the helicopter near the house.

The site where the Sky Whale had landed for treatment last time. It was a place neatly cleared by the male Sky Whale’s water cannon.

Not only had it been blasted by a water cannon, but since that colossal body had sat on it, the ground was also flatly packed.

Tudududu-

A clean landing. Soon, Lackey turned off the engine, and we returned to our missed home.

I waited quietly until the thick dust kicked up by the rotor blades cleared.

After a moment, the dust cleared completely, and I stepped down from the helicopter.

Perhaps because I had been sitting in the helicopter for quite a long time, my body felt a bit stiff.

"Nnnngh... hup!"

After stretching thoroughly, I checked on my companions first.

Realizing the tedious flight was over, they were stretching their bodies one by one.

"Uwoooogh!"

"Oh dear."

Except for Dolsoe, who was severely motion sick. He was fine in cars, but he got like this whenever he rode a helicopter.

I figured it was probably acrophobia rather than motion sickness.

I handed Dolsoe a bottle of Elixir and walked on.

Since we spent the whole day traveling, I planned to lie down on my fluffy bed and rest.

"Ki, kieng?"

"Kieng!"

"...What the."

Until I realized there were uninvited guests in our house. I frowned at the baffling situation.

Some bipedal foxes froze the moment they made eye contact with me.

Just as I was wondering if they had treated the place like their own home while we were away...

Kwajik!

I felt a dull impact on my head. An attack that hit me right in the temple.

The impact itself wasn’t very strong, so it was bearable, but getting hit in a vital spot felt like shit.

Paseuseuk-

Even in that situation, I calmly wiped my temple.

The pebble had completely crumbled and fell in pieces.

Feeling anger rise, I checked the culprit who threw the stone at me.

"Kki, kkieek...!"

The fox who had slung the stone from the roof stood with a shocked expression. A reaction of Is that really a human?

No, since this was the forest, should I say it was a reaction of Is that really a beast?

Anyway.

"Come here, you little shit."

Since they attacked first, it should be fine to eliminate them all. I targeted the fox who threw the stone first.

Realizing from the start that he was no match, he fled in a hurry.

Kwaak! "!!!"

But it was already too late. Anticipating this, I had already thrown the Sword of the Heavenly Demon.

Since the Sword of the Heavenly Demon was incredibly sharp, a simple throw didn’t just lodge into the fox—it skewered him.

I immediately retrieved the Sword of the Heavenly Demon using Telekinesis. The fox corpse was still skewered like a skewer.

"Ke, keeng!"

"Keeeng!"

The foxes fled in panic as their companion was instantly slaughtered. I had no intention of letting them go easily.

First, I pulled the sword from the fox corpse, which had been buried up to the hilt, and hardened it using Unity of Self and Object.

Peok! Then I hurled it at the fleeing foxes. With the sound of bodies bursting, the fox corpses flew far away.

A normal throw would have been instant death, but since I used Unity of Self and Object, they blew apart into pieces.You are reading on novelping(.)com, the official source.

"Keeeeeng!!! Keeng!!"

"Keeeeng!!"

After cleaning up the fleeing ones one by one, I left only one alive at the end.

I didn’t leave him out of mercy, but simply to gather information.

"Lackey. Interrogate him to find out what they were thinking when they came to our Shelter."

"And after the interrogation?"

"Eat him, kill him and throw him in the river, do whatever you want."

"Foxes have a strong gamey smell, so I will throw him away."

"Do as you wish."

Seriously, you can’t let your guard down for even a second in this damn forest.

If I hadn’t been even slightly strong, I would have at least been knocked out by the fox’s ambush.

I grumbled as I slowly checked what the foxes had done.

"Ah, fuck, the smell."

As soon as I entered the bedroom, curses naturally spilled out. A terrible stench wafted through.

Just in case, I checked the bed, and sure enough, a fox had marked its territory very thoroughly.

Not just the bed, but the mat on the floor was the same. It was practically a parasite party.

The thought of washing all of this at once made my vision go dark, but I had to do it.

First, I started by ventilating the room to get rid of the stench. It was going to be a really busy day.

"Dolsoe."

"...Speak."

"No, you just rest for now."

I was going to make Dolsoe do it, but since he looked half-dead, I let him rest.

After roughly cleaning up the excrement, I replaced all the sheets and mats.

Fortunately, I had spare ones, so I wouldn’t have to sleep on the bare floor.

Instead, washing the excrement clean would be quite a chore. Charcoal wouldn’t be enough.

’I should get some detergent from Starlight Lady.’

Fox excrement is famous for having an extremely foul odor.

Didn’t people who keep foxes as pets say they are cute and all, but the smell makes it hard?

If they had a massive appetite like Wonmo, it might be fine, but a severe stench is truly difficult to handle.

"So Wonmo, you just need to eat and grow like a pig, okay?"

"Kkyuung?"

Wonmo, who was also holding his nose because of the smell, tilted his head.

I stroked cute Wonmo’s head and went to do the laundry.

[Starlight Lady: You need a strong detergent? Did the children have an accident in their sleep?]

[Wild Grylls: (Insert photo of what used to be foxes.) These guys were using my house like their own while I was away.]

[Starlight Lady: They say when the tiger is away, the fox rules... Fox secretions have a terrible stench, so I will give you something I made myself. It uses World Tree petals, so it will be of great help.]

[Wild Grylls: Thank you so much. I feel like I’m always causing trouble for you.]

[Starlight Lady: Trouble? As I’ve always said, even dedicating my entire life wouldn’t be enough to repay what I owe you, Grylls-nim.]

[Wild Grylls: You don’t need to dedicate your life. Everyone’s own life is important.]

[Starlight Lady: But my life is already one with yours, Grylls-nim.]

What’s this? Is this some new kind of confession?

While I wore a dumbfounded expression, there was no reply from Starlight Lady.

Since it was awkward to just leave it like this, I decided to wrap up the conversation quickly.

[Wild Grylls: I’ll be in your care. If anything happens, I’ll do my best to help you.]

[Starlight Lady: Just looking for me when you come outside is enough. Did you use the perfume I gave you before?]

I knew what perfume Starlight Lady was talking about. A perfume made by refining World Tree petals.

It was a mysterious perfume that even I, a complete novice to perfumes, would evaluate as unique.

Of course, it was hard to use carelessly in the forest, but to honor Starlight Lady’s request, I occasionally imprinted the scent.

[Wild Grylls: Don’t worry. I smell it from time to time.]

[Starlight Lady: Thank you. Then, please lead a safe life.]

It felt like she was being much more polite than before. I brushed it off as my imagination.

More importantly, the laundry. I stopped by the bathroom to prepare hot water.

"Ah. How did these bastards even know about hot water?"

The boiler storing hot water was completely empty.

It wasn’t because it hadn’t been maintained for a while. There literally wasn’t a single drop of water inside.

In the future, whenever I leave the house, I should ask the Hobgoblins to guard it.

"Master."

"Ah, right. What did that guy say?"

"He said they are vagrants. They were wandering aimlessly and found this place. He said they didn’t know there was an owner."

"And a guy like that throws a stone at my head first? You killed him, right?"

"I split him in half and threw him in the river. I skinned him too, while I was at it."

"Good job."

When the tiger is away, the fox rules—it was exactly like that.

Even though I had installed a jammer, these guys had sneaked in like parasites.

I let out a deep sigh, but suddenly, a sense of anxiety washed over me.

Did these guys only sleep here? I was absolutely sure they didn’t.

So I asked Lackey to do the laundry and rushed to the food storage.

Since I had replenished the ice before leaving, there was no way the food would spoil.

The problem was the foxes. If it was them, they would have definitely stolen and eaten the food.

"Kuuuuh..."

"..."

Sure enough, despite the chaos outside, there was one sleeping peacefully inside.

In terms of size, he was almost three times larger than the other foxes, transcending the species of a fox.

Finally, the smell of alcohol wafting heavily from inside the food storage. I felt a headache coming on.

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Not only the food, but almost half of the alcohol was gone. It seemed they had thrown a party every day while we were away.

The reason this particular drunkard among the foxes was so huge must be because he did nothing but drink.

Since it wasn’t ordinary alcohol, but mostly medicinal liquor infused with Inner Cores.

I barely suppressed the rising anger inside and dealt with it calmly.

Udeuk!

Of course, apart from that, there was no mercy. I snapped the neck of the peacefully sleeping fox and threw him outside.

Since he was big, I could use him for fur. Although the smell of alcohol was vibrating, I could just wash it thoroughly.

Title) Where did the fox rule when the owner was away?

Wild Grylls

(Photo 1 of the mess the foxes made)

(Photo 2 of the mess the foxes made)

(Photo of the coldly dead fox corpse)

(Photo of the fox corpse with a snapped neck)

That would be my house.

While I was away, foxes came and made a total mess of it, fuck;;

In the future, whenever I leave the house for a long time, I should leave it to the Hobgoblins or gorillas...

ㄴHeavenly Demon) I heard that on a mountain where the tiger has vanished, the fox rules. It is exactly like that.

ㄴSword Matstar) Rather than that, aren’t they just parasites that sneaked into your territory?

ㄴDon’t Abandon the Hero) Trespassing on residential property must be severely punished!

ㄴAren’t you a cleric? Shouldn’t you be giving to the homeless?

ㄴEven a homeless person gets dragged away if they trespass on a residence...

ㄴIf the house is empty for a long time, isn’t it okay to live there?

ㄴTheir way of thinking is different from ours;;

ㄴPassing Dwarf) Isn’t killing them a bit too much? Why not try talking to them?

ㄴWild Grylls) They even stole and drank all the alcohol in the food storage.

ㄴPassing Dwarf) Those fucking bastards.

ㄴlolololol

ㄴhahahaha

ㄴLook at him instantly changing his stance lololol

ㄴAlcohol is a serious matter, haha.

Everyone sympathized with my position.

Especially since even the dwarf, who was always busy teasing me, sympathized, that said it all.

I sighed and spent the entire day cleaning up the house. Seriously, next time I must leave it to the Hobgoblins.

As I kept cleaning, a dark evening soon approached.

Since winter was just around the corner, I also had to prepare for wintering.

With all the work piling up at once, it was no easy task.

[Grylls’ Faithful Porter: Grylls-nim. Would it be possible to talk right now?]

It was when I had finished a mentally exhausting day and was about to rest. Someone sent a message.

An unfamiliar new handle. Nevertheless, I knew who this person was.

Was he the porter who was forcibly assigned for the conquest of the Forest of Four Seasons before? I believe his name was Brown.

The person who had begged me and received the insect repellent. Like Ludwig, there was clear evidence, so I handed over the item.

Of course, since I had made it clear that I wouldn’t support him next time, I had no intention of giving him anything.

[Wild Grylls: What is it? I have nothing to give you other than the insect repellent.]

[Grylls’ Faithful Porter: I’m not greedy either. It’s just that the second conquest will start soon.]

[Wild Grylls: Are you asking for information?]

[Grylls’ Faithful Porter: Yes. Would that be difficult?]

Giving some information was fine. I could easily let this slide.

[Wild Grylls: It’s fine. What information do you need?]

[Grylls’ Faithful Porter: I need advice on how to deal with normal animals, not insects.]

[Wild Grylls: First, try talking to them.]

[Grylls’ Faithful Porter: Yes?]

A counter-question asking what that meant came back. But I was serious.

[Wild Grylls: Unless they attack first, they can usually be reasoned with. Do you know what happens when an animal’s intelligence is high?]

[Grylls’ Faithful Porter: Do they become wilder?]

[Wild Grylls: It’s the opposite. Most of them become calm. Especially, they don’t easily mess with strangers.]

There were a few things I realized while living in this forest.

There are many troublesome ones because of their high intelligence, but because of that, there are many cases where things can be resolved through dialogue.

Fighting dogs are similar. Smart dogs often back down first instead of rushing in.

Because they know too well what happens if they get hurt. If they are smart, their self-preservation instinct actually grows stronger.

[Wild Grylls: And one more thing. You’ll see many creatures with strong regenerative abilities. For those, aim for the head or heart, or just burn them completely.]

[Grylls’ Faithful Porter: I see. Thank you.]

[Wild Grylls: Ah. And let me ask you one more question. Let’s say there is a winged tiger.]

[Grylls’ Faithful Porter: Is there such a creature?]

[Wild Grylls: Similar ones are everywhere.]

I hadn’t actually met one, but there would be plenty of similar ones.

[Wild Grylls: What happens if you break that tiger’s wings?]

[Grylls’ Faithful Porter: Since the wings are broken, wouldn’t it be neutralized?]

[Wild Grylls: The moment you think that, you’ll be bitten to death. A tiger with broken wings is still a tiger.]

[Grylls’ Faithful Porter: Oh...]

[Wild Grylls: Keep this in mind when you go on the conquest. And absolutely ignore anything that looks insignificant or small.]

Since I gave him this much information, he should survive on his own.

I thought so as I closed the Gallery.

It felt like another exhausting day had passed.